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Accredited Clinical Negligence Specialists

APIL has a specialist accreditation for clinical negligence claims. If an APIL member’s profile displays the specialist accreditation logo it shows that they have achieved a particularly high standard of expertise and competence and that they actually specialise in this area of the law. However, due to the specialised nature of this accreditation we may not have a member with specialist accreditation in your area.

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Only accredited members appear on the public search facility. If an APIL member's profile does not display the clinical negligence specialist logo they will still be accredited at one of the general levels offered by APIL, having satisfied APIL's specific and extensive criteria by providing evidence of their competency and experience in handling personal injury claims.

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Miss Jessica Wright of GADSBY WICKS in Chelmsford

Jessica Wright joined Gadsby Wicks in November 2016. She spent 8 years at Thompsons Solicitors where she did her training. There, Jess specialised in personal injury and medical negligence claims, particularly those involving delay in diagnosing cancer, wrong site surgery and orthopaedic surgery. Jess then moved to Wiseman Lee where she specialised in medical negligence before joining Gadsby Wicks. It was always Jess’s ambition to become a solicitor and, whilst at school, she spent...

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Mrs Fiona Follis of THOMSON SNELL & PASSMORE LLP in Tunbridge Wells

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Mr Matthew Gascoyne of HUDGELL SOLICITORS in Hull

Matthew is a medical negligence solicitor who qualified in 2013. He worked in the clinical negligence departments at high-profile firms in London, Hampshire and Yorkshire, before joining Hudgells in 2022. Matthew’s work focuses on clients who have suffered severe and serious injuries throughout all areas of clinical negligence, leaving them with complex needs. He has particular interest in cases involving acquired brain injuries due to medical accidents, delays in diagnosis of...

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Mrs Sarah Coles of IRWIN MITCHELL LLP in Leeds

Sarah Coles is Partner and Regional Head of Leeds and Newcastle Medical Negligence Teams and is based in North Yorkshire with her family and dog. She is a Partner and specialises in Medical Negligence law with a particular interest in cerebral palsy cases, child brain injury work, spinal, sepsis and amputation cases. Her teams support all types of medical negligence issues and are the leaders in their field.Sarah qualified as a solicitor in 1998 and has specialised in the field of clinical...

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Mrs Lindsay Cole of IRWIN MITCHELL LLP in Newcastle-upon-Tyne

I am a Solicitor in the Irwin Mitchell Medical Negligence Team in Newcastle upon Tyne and Middlesbrough. I qualified as a Solicitor in 2010 and have over 12 years experience in civil litigation and personal injury claims. I have specialised in clinical negligence claims for the last 6 years and have a particular interest in surgical negligence, delayed cancer diagnosis, gynaecology and fatal claims. I also have expertise in cases concerning sepsis, amputations,...

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Ms Julie Hardy of NELSONS SOLICITORS LIMITED in Nottingham

I have dealt with clinical negligence cases on behalf of Claimants since qualifying as a solicitor in 1995. I joined Nelsons Solicitors as a Partner in January 2024. I have spent my whole career working in Nottingham, although I act for clients all over the country. I deal with all clinical negligence claims, but specialise in cases involving brain injuries suffered by babies at birth, or in childhood. I also deal with many cases involving surgical errors. I enjoy the...

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Mrs Elizabeth Smith of WOLFERSTANS LLP in Plymouth

Elizabeth is a Partner and Head of the Clinical Negligence Department at Wolferstans and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives. Elizabeth is a member of the Law Society’s Clinical Negligence Specialist Panel. Elizabeth is a Senior Litigator of APIL (Association of Personal Injury Lawyers) and is also an APIL accredited clinical negligence specialist and an APIL accredited Brain Injury Specialist. Elizabeth has acted exclusively for Claimant’s in...

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Mrs Sara Burns of IRWIN MITCHELL LLP in Birmingham

Partner and APIL Clinical Negligence specialist in complex clinical negligence cases. Sara heads up a team of 11, which is one of five teams in the Birmingham department specialising solely in clinical negligence. She has experience in claims involving all types of injury with a range of values. Sara has particular interest in obstetric and birth injury claims and has extensive experience of "wrongful birth" claims. She has successfully concluded many...

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Mrs Liz Oaten of LESTER ALDRIDGE LLP in Southampton

Liz Oaten I am a Partner in the Clinical Negligence department at Lester Aldridge and since qualification in 1987 I have specialised in handling clinical negligence cases complemented by my post graduate degree (LLM) in the legal aspects of medical practice and my accreditation as a mediator. I am a member of all three specialist clinical negligence schemes, the APIL accredited clinical negligence specialist scheme the AvMA clinical negligence panel, The Law Society's Clinical...

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Mr Matthew Heap of CL MEDILAW in Wilmslow

A graduate of the University of York and Chester College of Law, I am a Partner in the clinical negligence and serious injury team at CL Medilaw, a trading name and nationally recognised part of Knights Professional Services Limited. I am accredited by APIL, Headway, The Law Society and the Brain Injury Group. I lead our Wilmslow team with a role that encompasses both extensive High Court litigation and acting as a Court of Protection appointed professional property and affairs deputy. At...

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All patients are owed a 'duty of care' by their medical practitioner. No medical treatment or surgical procedure can be guaranteed to be 100% effective, but if you suffer an injury due to the negligence of the nurse, doctor or surgeon involved, then you may be entitled to compensation for the injuries suffered.

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